Next drill, we would like to take our big people through as the power drop step. First we are going to demonstrate the power drop step left. We will show this to you at half speed. Initially, we put a player on each side of the block and we like to have our players post up where they split the second hash mark. Reason we would like to that is that it allows them a lot of room to maneuver on the baseline.
So to teach this drill we will take them through at half speed several times and then we pick up the pace. The we go down to a power post position which is down low, shoulders are always above, the toes, they will slap the ball like they receive the ball. They are going to head the ball fake to the right, as they head and ball fake, they will drop step with their left foot, take a dribble, and power up to the basket.
Now they just changed positions and go to a different block. Catch, head and ball fake, drop step dribble, power up to the basket. Go ahead, go at a regular pace now, do it on your own. We always get our players under control. We let them rotate positions every time in a circular motion because often you are going to be short of baskets. You do not have enough baskets, and you have a lot of players to work in, this is a good way to do the drill. It also cuts down on the amount of time that you need to spend working on a specific drill. Couple more of wraps. Get it up in the basket. See the ball through.
We always emphasize to try to keep track of how low our players get. We want them down low; we want them in a power position. The lower you are, the stronger you will be. It is critical- hold up now, it is critical that when you go down to the power position, both of you go down to the power position, that you are low, if Frank were to stay up high on this when he drop steps, he would be easy to push him off balance.
That is why you have to have your post players down low in a power position. And their shoulders always have to be under their toes. If he leans back, a defensive player can take him off balance, he can travel or he will never be able to do a drop step effectively. Let us try that now. You are going to go to your right. Now you are going to the right, we will rotate and go the other way and ball fake. And again they are just working the drop step.
Nice thing about this drill is they work both sides of the court. They are working a left drop step to the middle end of the baseline. They are working a drop step to the right, to the middle and to the baseline. It is quick, it is time efficient, and it is effective. Stay low, stay low, stay low. Now the drop step is not a speed move, it is a control move, it is a power move. You do not need that your players to do this at full speed or out of control. You want them to be low. You want them to be strong. And you want them to have power.
So we are not worried so much about quickness as we are about control. If you gain control- you will have, that is good. If you gain control, you will have the ability to control the spot on the floor and to pin the defender which is what you want to accomplish.
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One thing we want to point out; as your players start to use this drill, if you use them with two players on either block, try to get them to time off of each other, so that they are not always hitting each others’ ball on the shot. Frank will go first, when his half way through his move then Chad will go on to his move. Go ahead. Get a little lower Frank. Get lower. Stay nice and low on your drop.
Again it is essential to point out this is a power move not a quickness move. It is about control. It is about controlling the defender’s position and about developing your own position, so that you can make a strong move to the basket. Nice job.
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